| Culture and Cruelty in Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and Artaud Contributor(s): Statkiewicz, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 1793603928 ISBN-13: 9781793603920 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - Poetry | European - German - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 831.8 |
| LCCN: 2019919749 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Questioning the Enlightenment in Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky, and Artaud challenges the cultural optimism of the Enlighten through an examination of Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and Artaud. The Enlightenment was characterized, as Arnold put it, as "sweetness and light". Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and Artaud each pushed back against the optimism of the enlightenment through their writing and advanced the idea of cruelty as lying at the root of all human nature and culture. In this study, Statkiewicz explores the seemingly opposing notions of culture and cruelty within the works of these authors to discuss their complex relationship with one another. |